Juvenile Delinquency

CATASAUQUA — A Catasauqua teenager was charged with robbing another teen of his Air Jordan sneakers Thursday, according to court records.

Cody O. Benner, 18, of the 700 block of Third Street, was charged with robbery, theft and receiving stolen property. He was arraigned by District Judge Michael Pochron and released after posting $15,000 bail.

Borough police were dispatched at 3:11 p.m. in the 700 block of Second Street on a report of a robbery.

A teenager told police he was walking home from his bus stop after school and two men knocked him to the ground, went through his pockets and took $5, police said. The two men then...

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